Kano7.1%
Lagos6.9%
Katsina4.1%
Kaduna3.6%
Bauchi3.3%
Oyo3.3%
Anambra3.2%
Rivers3.2%
Jigawa3%
Niger2.9%
Benue2.9%
Borno2.9%
Ogun2.8%
Sokoto2.7%
Delta2.7%
Imo2.6%
Kebbi2.6%
Akwa Ibom2.5%
Edo2.4%
Zamfara
Ondo
Plateau
Enugu
Adamawa
Kogi
Abia
Federal Capital Territory2.1%
Gombe
Yobe
Taraba
Kwara
Osun1.8%
Cross River1.8%
Ebonyi
Nasarawa
Ekiti
Bayelsa
1
Kano
16.3M
2
Lagos
15.8M
3
Katsina
9.3M
4
Kaduna
8.3M
5
Bauchi
7.5M
6
Oyo
7.5M
7
Anambra
7.3M
8
Rivers
7.2M
9
Jigawa
7.0M
10
Niger
6.7M
11
Benue
6.7M
12
Borno
6.7M
13
Ogun
6.4M
14
Sokoto
6.2M
15
Delta
6.1M
16
Imo
6.1M
17
Kebbi
6.0M
18
Akwa Ibom
5.8M
19
Edo
5.5M
20
Zamfara
5.5M
21
Ondo
5.5M
22
Plateau
5.4M
23
Enugu
5.4M
24
Adamawa
5.2M
25
Kogi
5.1M
26
Abia
4.8M
27
Federal Capital Territory
4.8M
28
Gombe
4.6M
29
Yobe
4.4M
30
Taraba
4.3M
31
Kwara
4.3M
32
Osun
4.2M
33
Cross River
4.2M
34
Ebonyi
4.0M
35
Nasarawa
3.6M
36
Ekiti
3.4M
37
Bayelsa
2.4M
Highlights
Within Nigeria, Kano ranks first in 2023 with 16.3M, followed by Lagos (15.8M) and Katsina (9.3M).
Across 37 entries, values run from 16.3M (Kano) to 2.4M (Bayelsa), with a median of 5.5M.
Source: National Population Commission (2023 estimate) (via Wikipedia), 2023. Unit: million people.
Source: National Population Commission (2023 estimate) (via Wikipedia) · CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikipedia); underlying data © the cited publisher · fetched Oct 13, 2026